soon

soon
adv. spoedig, snel; zo gauw mogelijk; onmiddelijk; vroeg
soon1
[ soe:n] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; sooner〉
snelvlug, vroeg
voorbeelden:
1   the soonest date that can be arranged de eerste datum die mogelijk is
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soon2
〈bijwoord〉
spoediggauw, snel (daarna)
graagbereidwillig
voorbeelden:
1   I'm going soon ik ga al spoedig
     he soon saw me hij zag me gauw
     speak too soon te voorbarig zijn
     the sooner the better hoe eerder hoe beter
     soon(er) or late(r) vroeg of laat, uiteindelijk
     as soon as zodra (als), meteen toen/als
     no sooner … than nauwelijks … of
     no sooner had he arrived than she left nauwelijks was hij aangekomen of zij ging al weg
2   I'd sooner walk ik loop liever
     as soon as not liever (wel dan niet)
     I'd (just) as soon stay home ik blijf net zo lief thuis
     he would sooner die than apologize hij gaat liever dood dan dat hij zijn verontschuldigingen aanbiedt

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